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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E32 (08:41) HSK 7
yào dǒng de jí shí zhǐ sǔn

要懂得及时止损

“Know when to stop losses.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E32
TIMECODE: 08:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ fù chū de dài jià

所付出的代价

“behind obsession.”

yào dǒng de jí shí zhǐ sǔn CURRENT FOCUS

要懂得 及时止损

“Know when to stop losses.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhì shǎo

至少

“At least,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: ADVISING
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Sunk Cost Pragmatism (Zhi Sun)

Derived from investment terminology, '及时止损' has become a pervasive modern life philosophy among Chinese youth, advocating emotional and financial disengagement from dead-end situations.

INTENT TAGS: #counsel #pragmatism #caution #rationality
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
及时止损 SPOKEN CHUNK

to cut one's losses in time

A highly popular financial term widely applied in modern spoken Chinese to toxic relationships, failing projects, or bad habits.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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